Women CEO’s and Top Brass… Powering our Most Distinguished Companies
“Women inequality”. Though not equal in fortune corporate America, here is a shockingly impressive list of WOMEN CEO’s driving our largest, most distinguished businesses… Source: Catalyst and CNN Money There’s been some interesting misconception about women in the workforce. While there are many reasons that there are more men working, a profound shift has happened in recent years that speaks to how well (and far along) women have come in corporate America. While these lists were compiled by Catalyst and CNN Money, I thought an easier way to recap this positive trend can be put into one short statement (presidential candidate, if your reading, take note)… “What do HP, IBM, Xerox, Yahoo, PepsiCo, Dupont, Kraft...
Top Retail Trends for 2012
The year 2011 is showing great signs of retail growth due to solid Black Friday sales. Shoppers with pent up demand are now looking to open their checkbooks this holiday season and make up for the past few years of shying away from making discretionary purchases. However, 2012 will be a challenging year for inventors and retailers alike. When times are tough, people tend to stay close to home and gravitate towards things that are familiar and comforting to them. Earlier in the year, I spoke to numerous buyers from major retail chains and almost all of them echoed the same sentiments – that while they are growing their sales with trusted brands that consumers feel good about, they are no longer scaling back or avoiding bringing in new products from new...
When do silly, mean Facebook posts cross the line to lead to discipline in school, work, church?
Should people be disciplined for harassing Facebook posts? If so, where do you feel the discipline authority should reside? At school? At work? At home? Culpable negligence has some profound implications and I think it’s getting way out of hand! Author: John Wind, a Martin County resident, is a marketing executive in the telecommunications, digital media and cloud computing industries. News Posted September 17, 2011 at 4 a.m. TC Palm. Florida’s Treasure Coast and the Palm Beaches. Original story here. http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/sep/17/john-wind-when-do-silly-mean-facebook-posts-the/ Story: I am troubled by a recent event at a Martin County high school regarding a student being disciplined and suspended for the nonthreatening (but not very nice)...
Telecom Trends 2011-2013. A Cataclysmic Transformation in the Makings…
I am constantly asked by telecom professionals “John, the telecom landscape is really changing but, where is it headed”? So, I thought I would share of few of my view points here: While not a new concept but one that is finally ready for primetime… As Apple demonstrated with their FaceTime app on the IOS 4 with AT&T, they slipped a communication app that uses the data network right under AT&T’s nose so to say. Skype and many others have used SIP and other protocols to complete voice sessions between endpoint devices. The only real reason anyone uses a carrier for phone calls is for the use of a 10-digit (US) number to terminate calls to. Frankly, most of us can’t remember our family members numbers anymore… Just click on...